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'CAROLINA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER"
SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM $1.00
GLUME XXXV
RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1926
NUMBER 2
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SEABOARD NEWS
Mr. Edgar Stephenson, who is
a traveling salesman for the
Clause Shear Co., Fremonr.Ohio,
left Sunday for an inspection of
the factory at the above place.
Mrs. Wm. A. Vincent and
daughter of Vultare are spending
this week here at the bedside of
her mother, Mrs. Bettie I. Pru
den.
Mr. J. D. Pope spent a few
days at Portsmouth visiting rela
tives the paBt week.
Mr. Elmo Crocker spent the
week end at Portsmouth with his
wife who is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Plummer.
Mrs. Eddie Matthews, Ports
mautb, returned home Sunday
after an extended visit to her
- parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Britton.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pruden
were Sunday afternoon guests of
Mr. Pruden's mother, Mrs. Bet
tie I. Pruden.
Mr. R E. Stephenson and son
Kooerc iveiiy, umporia. were
arues'ts of his sister, Mrs. R. M.
Maddrey, last WeJnesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. Guv Britton and children
of Margarettsville are guests of
her father, Mr. W- C. Howell.
Miss Elizabeth Clark, Weldon,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
W. Grady Edwards, several days
the past week.
Mr. J. J. Taylor of near Gum
berry village died suddenly of
heart disease at his home Sunday
evening. Mr. Taylor had been
suffering more than usual for the
past two weeks and his death
while shocking was not uoexpect
ed. The funeral services willlje
conducted at Pleasant Grove
Methodist chu'ch, of which he
had been long a consistent mem
ber, on Tuesday, by his pastor.
Rev. Frank Culbreth. Mr. Tay
lor leaves a widow and seyera
children, besides, brothers. Bis
tersanda host of triends who
mourn his early demise. To those
most sorely bereaved bv this dis
pensation of Proyidence we offer
sincere condolence.
Miss Cora Miller, Richmond
was the week end guest of her
sister, Mrs. H. M. Lynch,
Mrs. Robert L. Moore and chil
dren, Mildred Lee and R. L. Jr..
Portsmouth, left Monday for her
home after a ten days stay here
with her mother, Mrs. Bettie I
Pruden.
Mrs. W, Grady Edwards de
lightfully entertained the Em
broidery Club at her home last
Wednesday evening. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with
ferns and cut flowers. Bridge
was played at two tables and
there was one table of Rook. Ton
score Bridge prize was presented
to Mrs. Matt Ransom Stephenson
and top score for Rook was won
by Mrs. H. R. Harris. Mrs. Ed
wards, assisted by her sister,
Miss Elizabeth Clark, served two
courses, first a salad course, the
second, Bavarian cream and fruit
cake with hot coffee. Her guests
besides the club members includ
ed Mesdames Matt Ransom Ste
phenson, Raleigh, R. L. Moore.
Portsmouth, H. M. Lynch and
Miss Elizabeth Clark, Weldon.
The'Woman's Missionary Soci
ety of the M. E. church held
their regular monthly meeting at
the church Monday afternoon. A
goodly number of the members
were present and a very inter
eating and instructive pioram
rendered.
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a week-end caller m the himecf
Mr. H, L. Duff ee.
Messrs H. C. Maddrey and F.
C. Weaver left Sunday morning
Mr. Jims oencon, sureoiK. wa8:i.roHinh!n m..ft,- :a j
Rich Square School Moves Up
The Rich Square High School,
which for come years has been
an sccreiited high school, its
graduates entering any of the
colleges and universities of this
State without examination, has
moved up another notch and ba
been placed on the accredited list
of the Southern Association of
Accredited High Schools. This
means that its graduates can not
only enter the colleges and uni
verities of this State without en
trance examinations; but that
they can enter the University of
California, the University of
Texas, or any other university of
the South without any difficulty.
Tha following letter from Prof.
J. Henry Highsmith, State Sup
ervisor of High SchoolB, to Supt.
A. W. Oakes, Jr., was received
this week:
January 9, 1926,
My Dear Sir:
Replying to. your letter of the
7th instant, I take pleasure in in
forming you that the Rich Square
High School was accepted for ac
credited relations by the South
ern Association. 1 would have
notified you had the school been
reported upon adversely. I con
gratulate you upon this achieve
ment. With all good wishes, I am,
Cordially yours,
J. Henry Highsmith,
State High School Supervisor.
for Currituck Sound where they
will be entertained for a few
days at the duck hunting lodge
of Mr. W. M. Jones. Norfolk.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Woman's Missionary Soci
ety of Seaboard Baptist church
will be held Wednesday afternoon
of this week. The program com
mittee have planned a varied
program which will Drove inter
ejtiag and edifying to all who at
tend. Several cases of chicken pox
in town served to reduce the
Sunday School attendance the
past Sunday and their absence is
also felt in the Seaboard High
School. Mrs. W. T. Norvel is the
only adult, so for, to fall a vic
tim and she is recovering rapidly
Hog killings was once the or
der of the day at this season, we
have heard of only four, thus
far. Hog raising seems to have
gene out of style in these parts.
less trouble to buy western meat
regardless of price.
Mr. Nathan J. Parker. Cnes
ter, Va., is visiting his brother,
Mr. C. R. Parker, this week.
Revs. Frank Culbreth and D
P. Harris filled their regular aD-
pointments with their churches
last Sunday. The conarecationa
were not so large as usual, bad
roads, bad weather, bad colds.
chicken pox, etc. did their part
towards diminishing the usutl
crowd of church goers.
The Y, W. A's. of the Baptist
church held their regular month
ly meeting at the church Monday
afternoon. The best attendance
in months was reported and a
spirit of enthusiasm indicated
that was indeed heartening to
their faithful leader.
The Woman's Missionary Soci
ety of Seaboard Baptist church
observed the "Week of Prayer"
tor Missions last week. The Mis
sion Study book, "Gjapal Tri
umphs in Argentina and Chile"
waa taught by Pastor Harris in
1 connection with the . daily pro-,
The attendance was very
The examination win h nin
by the last of this week and will
report later the number of seals
awarded.
Roxobcl-Kelford School Election
Saturday, 16th inst. is the day
when the educational future of
many of the boys and girls of
the Roxobel. Kelfordi Tvler.
Bazemore school district will he
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determined; and further, may I
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say, the future of these comraun-
ities will be. largely, fixed bv a
majority of the votes caV in the
election for consolidation. The
importance of this election can
not be overstressed. for Jfhe ma
jority of our youth do nit have
vw i i.i. ) u a, mi . (juaiivu
beyond the "High School! Since
the community of this Manned
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or more years from no v. ;wi i b
oeierminea larsreiy, and (l bs
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uimiiBi y, ou ooys and e ns got
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years, it is essintial that every
one of m consider seriouslvthas
things before and as we cast our
ballot. Today the home and the
shops have handed over to the
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scnooi cne training wnicn I they
formerly gave; and since tlrs i3
true, we should all help td fur
nisn our school with the t very
beat equipment necessary to puild
and mold character, and' train
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1 the minds of our children so' that
they will be able to enter' the
rank and file of our industrial.
agricultural, commercial, or some
other phase of our economic life,
and render an efficient service to
their state. We all know
that
m
me aay is near at nana wnen an
eaucation is essential for one to
live ana meet tne various
B
maOUS 01 Hie. ,
Another item, let every one
wno has registered vote. One
may say, "But mine will count
2 -st one m three hundred yotes. "
but. voters, it is our bounden
duty to register our opinion; and
ir tne majority of us should not
m .a a.. I
vote, it would mean that our
children must continue to put up I
witn tne present inadequate
school facilities. I. verily, be-1
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neve mat it 1a me wisn 01 tne
large majority of our citizens
that we consolidate and improve
ourscnoois. wisningso win not
Bumce. A majority of the votes
casi is necessary ror consoiiaa
tion and for bonds to erect our
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propose- new ecnooi Duuaing.
00, oar. vocer. in nxing our
scneduleof work for Saturday,
idld, iets write at tne neau 01
thlS list Vote! Vote! VOte.
Or e other item about which
some are. pos3ibly, under the
wrong impression, is the number
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of registered voters necessary to
mane tne election legal, mere
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are approximately 50 per cent or
morp of the voters registered,
Mr. Jarly informs us that a ma-
jonty of the registered voters is
reauisite to meet the law. So if I
a maj'ority of the three hundred
registerea voters cast a oaliot
favoring the bond issue, the elec-
tion will bo carried. I
D. P. McCain.
T. E. BrOWll tO Speak at Pendleton
Owing to the bad weather lastL1;: "V. IT
Friday night, the meeting of the
Kirby Township Farmers Club
was DOStDoned. and will bs held
Friday evening of this week at
7:30 o'clock. Mr. T. E. Browne
of State College, will speak. His
subject will be "Big Little Things
on the Farm Everybody invited
t eonvj out and hear iiiov
Sotol Food and Qrink
The cabbage-like heart of the sotol.
t Want native to New MptIi was
once roasted or boiled and eaten by
Vie natives and the trunks were util
ized to make a distilled drink called
"sotol.1' ,
Potccasl Locals
Mr. J. R. Baugham left Mon
uay to visit his daughters in
Raleigh and LaGrange.
Mr Rlflvri Rt-lrlnmaa nrhst linn
f - . ivj t vi.ukio, If UU 11 a 3
livpd in tha h
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Baugham for two years has
moved back to his farm near
here. We
see. them leave but we gladly
welcome Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Lacker who have moved in with
Mr. Baugham.
Mrs. W. A. Davi3. who has re
turned from the hospital is im
proving
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Miss Dare Beaie of the faculty
or sat. uarmei school, spent a
short time with her home folks
Sunday afternoon.
Mis Mary Anna Woodard,
daughter of Mr, Jere Woodard.
u i- i . .
who lives near here was married
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Master Ravmond Baugham. of
Richmond, is spending the winter
with his grandmother, Mrs. Fan
me Bausham, and is attending
school school.
Mr. Harold Brown, who has
beefi with the Potecasi Supply
Co. for some time, left last week
to take work elsewhere.
Potecasi Masonic Lodge is hav
l -w-aw u S 0 J -
'K a series of lectures this week.
Mr. J,
F. Marquette is the lect-
urer.
Woodland Afternoon Hub
One of the nrettieat nartiea nf
1 ivavif o&nav-i na If lie UIJC
given the members of the Wood
iftnH AfWrmnn pi.,h ku p
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M. Griffin and Miss Elsie Benth
Ull n MnnAav Dvoninrv na98
in the home of Miss Benthall.
A beautiful Christmas tree
adorned with Drifts and tinsel.
greeted each one upon entering
the spacious narlor richlv rlecn-
rated with the season's colors,
The friendly greetings of each
were passed along? after which
the program of the evening was
as follows
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v iftiu j jca ixatca
Lola Outland.
2 f!hritmoa
Giving Miss
Ruth Ou'land
3. Christmas Poem-Mrs. E.
q. Griffin.
a short business meeting was
held, during which plans for the
r
Banquet sometime in January
Utopa ri axnaa n,nh
Kave a toast ta Christmas at roll
call
The meeHrnr wJ thn tnrneA
over to the hostesses.
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Who very cheerfully and oh! so
ijllv
Asked ust j try our luck at hearts
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Amia tne mistletoe and ho I v.'
Mrs. C. J. Vaughan proved her
ability at helping cuoid with his
famous came. Sha wan nmaant
led a lovely prize.
Refreshments nntrcrnatiaa nt
the Yuletide Season, consisting
01 rimento sandwiches, chicken
salad, pickles, wafers, coffee.
whipped cream, were served bv
the hostesses and Miss Nell Ben
thall. A minature Santa Claua
was presented to each as a favor.
the mfts from the tree were
by MiM Claire Benthall.
Those present in addition to
members of the cluh warn Mi'bsps
Hannah Holloman and Mary
urant tirimn.
Let It Soak In
When the colored couple were drainage. terracing or farm build
lnur married and thp plftro-Btva'h. .1 ...
being married and the clergynifan
read the words, "loye, honor and
obey," the bridegroom interrupt
ed: "Read dat ag'in, parson;
read dat oncet mo', so's de lady
kin ketch de full solemnity or 'de
meanin'. lie been married be
fo'." American Legion Weekly.
Road No. 12
Engineers employed by the
State Highway Commission are
still engaged in making the sur
vey of the road (No. 12)
from
Rich Square to a point near Mur-
freesboro, a distance of about 15
miles. This is the last link of
No: 12 from Tarbaro-Scotland
Neck to the Virginia line near
Como. When completed it will
b9 the shortest route for a large
section of North Carolina to Nor
folk. It is thought the EI wards
Ferry bridge will be completed
by the time the rod from Rich
Square to Murfreeabon is built.
Che bridge 13 being built b;' the
Pensacol.i Shipbu;IdinK Campiny
of PenBacala, Fla., at a contract
price of $337,000, atid work on it
was begun on Feb'y 28, 1923, eo
they have nat been at work on it
quite three years. The contract
called for its completion in four
hundred working diy3. The
structual work on the bridge, we
are informed, has be?n complet
ed, and only lacks asphalt
on the fbor to be completed. Part
of this material has arrived. We
have heard of no estimate of the
time it will require tt put this on.
Edwards Ferry Bridge
Contrary to reports which were
circulated here yesterday, it was
learned this morning that the
conference in Raleigh yesterday
with the interest which are build
ing the Edwards Ferry bridge
was to adjust some financial mat
ters and th
mauur 01 compieion
of the bridge was taken up M,U2k3W
aid? issufcv n st xf
However, assurances were given
that the work would be rushed to
completion, and it was stated
that the asphalt for the surfac-
ng of the bridges was being un
loaded. This, however, cannot
be placed until a temperature of
around 55 can be obtained. It is
likely, however, that the Com
mission will authorize the use of
the bridge before the placing of
the asphalt as soon as the sur
facing between bridges one and
two can be completed, which, it
is learned, will be done very
shortly.
The flooring on all the bridges
has been laid and the railing has
been completed on four of the
six bridges, the two remaining
ones being only those of short
ength.
Present indications are tnat
there is a likelihood that the
bridge will be open for traffic be
tween now and February first.
Ssotland Neck Commonwealth.
January 8cb.
Farm Demonstration Work
Demonstrations in use of pyro-
tol for blowing stumps will be
given as follows:
Tuesday, Jan. 19th, 10 A. M.,
Rich Square.
Tuesday, Jan. 19th, 2 P. M.,
Seaboard.
Wednesday, Jan. 20'.h, 10 A.
M., Margarettsville
Wednesday, Jan. 20th, 2 P.M..
Jackson.
The demonstrations will be lo
cated as near these towns ai
possible.
I will have with me for the
week ending the 23rd, the Agri
cultural Engineer from State
College. If you have any prob
lems in regard to water works,
ihgs about which you would like
to consult him, write me at once.
Send in your orders for the
second and laBt car of pyrotol.
E. P. GULLEDGE, ,
County Agent.
Subscribe to The Times, $1 year,
NEWS FROM KELFORD
The young men and young;
women of Kelford who are stu-
1 dents at college and who spent
it-Un. Ur.:l 1L.1. 1-
iuo uuiiuaya who me;r people
have returned to their respective
colleges. Missss Helen Carter,
Nell Bruwn, Willie Harrell and
Lettie Parker, to Chowan Col
lege; Messrs Carlton Cherry and
Charles M. Parker, to Wake For
est College, and J. W. Parker to
University of Maryland. Miss
Coralie Parker, who is a faculty
member of Vassar College,
Poughkeepsie. N. Y , and he
Mend, Miss Bessie Hart, of Vic
tori 1, Va , who spant the holi
days with Miss PjrkerV.psr?nts,
Mr. and Mrs. Gn T. Parker,
returned to their duties last week.
Several people of Kelford at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Elmyra
E. Baker at Roxobal last Satur
day. Mrs. Baker had reached
the age of four score and two
years and die ! ir? tin fait'i of the
Christian religion. She was born
in Perquimans County and was
married to Mr. Freeman Baker
of Roxobel, who preceeded her
to the grave many years ago. She
was greatly loved and highly re
spected by those who knew her.
Tne funeral service was conduct
ed from Sandy Run church of
Roxobel where she had held her
membership for a number of
years, conducted by Rev. M. P.
Davis, pastor of Lawiaton and
Kelford Baptist churches. Tha
remains were laid to rest in the
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mith. ins pail bearers were,
I. L Bryant, 8. F. Burketr, W.
J. E. Line, Jannie Cook, Fred
Jenkins and Prof. McCain.
Mr. J. E. Bowers gave a dc-
lightful New dear's party at th.i s
Hotel Kelford on thi last day of j.
1925 The occasion waa grace i 1
with the presence of lovely worn- I
en and handsome men from many !-
towns of Bertie and Northamo- !
ton counties and was considered '
the most brilliant fete of the sea
son. A splendid musical enter- )
tainment was presented by the i
Kelford Orchestra, led by Mr. I
A, C. Harrell on the violin, as 5
sisted by W. H. Parker oa tha
mandolin, O. W. Parker on the
banjo and J. R. Harrell on the
guitar and Mrs. W. W. Wilains
on the piano. After enjoying the
music, the guests, led by the
hoBt, assembled in the dining
hall of the hotel where a turkev
dinner was served. Those pres
ent were, Messrs W. K. Ainsley.
W. L. Capehart, Guy Tvler. Dr.
E. P. Norfleet, W. R Lane, Ed
mond Jacobs, O.T. Jilcott, W.W.
Coggins, J. B. Burden. Leon
Peele. Pete Tynes, C. R Liyer
mon, Misses Florette Peele, Viola
Peele, Janie Bryant. Ethel Brvant.
Ethel Lane, Janet Hedsnetb.
Matilda Hedspeth. Mary Frances
Peele, Ruth Tyler. Frances Peele.
Mary Helen Burden and For
Peele. of Roxobel: Messrs Raton
Carter. C. B. Coggins. J A.
Brown, J. M. Brown, Frank
Vann, J. H. Harreil, W. C. Baze
more, R. B. Lassiter. Carlton
Cherry, V. V. Pritchard, Spur
geon Harrell, T. S. Jernigan.
Mrs. Minnie Alexander. Misses
Reba Johnson, Margaret Carter,
Helen Carter. Louise Chnrrv
Lorine Harrell. Sadie Wilkins. of
Kelford; Miss Gladys Vaughan, .; j ,
Lasker, Miss Hattie Mae Cog
gins, Milwaukee. N. C. Thoaa
assisting Mr. Bowers in making; 1
this most enjoyable occasion doi-
sible were, Mrs. W, W, Wilkins,
Mr. and Mrs E. D. Cleaton and; ' ft
Mrs. J. M. Tynes of Kelford. and
Mrs. J. E. Peele, Sr. and Mrs.
H. W. Tynes of Roxobel.
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